Health and fitness thread

[Plankton]

Originally Posted by Mindfulness

Nice routine, I am trying to just rip the muscles completely until failure and then rest and repeat. I may get a bike to ride around for some cardio but haven't yet.

You're gonna need lots of protein in your diet to get bulky.

[Mindy]

Originally Posted by Plankton

You're gonna need lots of protein in your diet to get bulky.

Just made a protein shake

I'll buy more at the store if they have some or order more online.

[Cuthbert]

Originally Posted by Mindfulness

Just made a protein shake

I'll buy more at the store if they have some or order more online.

There's a calculator on bb.com you can use to get a rough estimate of what you should be aiming for.

https://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/mac...calculator.htm

Probably gonna be looking at roughly 200g per day, depending on your size and ****.

It won't take you long to outgrow the weights you have, if you get more don't pay more than $1 per kilo and metal plates are better than the weird vinyl ones.

Keep going mate and good luck.

[Mindy]

Thanks, I'm pumped to have a curl bar here because all I had before was that kettlebell and one dumbbell.

I won't be taking that much protein in, 3 shakes of 25mg at max...

[Mindy]

Google says protein isn't completely necessary for gains but probably best. I have been lifting constantly and just keeping the muscles ripped ...

[Cuthbert]

Originally Posted by Mindfulness

Google says protein isn't completely necessary for gains but probably best. I have been lifting constantly and just keeping the muscles ripped ...

l0l wot?

Post a link to what you read? Are you sure you're not confusing protein with protein powder?

[Mindy]

Originally Posted by Cuthbert

l0l wot?

Post a link to what you read?

is protein necessary for muscle growth? = google search

Protein and Muscle Building
Not necessarily. While you're working to build muscle with exercise, protein should make up 10 to 35 percent of total calories for adults. Keeping muscle mass, on the other hand, requires a lot less protein than building new muscle.

https://www.eatright.org/fitness/tra...20new%20muscle.



Ill still drinking protein though but just not a lot

[Cuthbert]

That's answering a different question.

Protein and Muscle Building

When building muscle, the more protein the better, right? Not necessarily

Well obviously you can overdo it.

You definitely need protein l0l. The bit you posted even says you need it.

[Mindy]

Originally Posted by Cuthbert

That's answering a different question.



Well obviously you can overdo it.

You definitely need protein l0l. The bit you posted even says you need it.

I'm doing 2 shakes a day, 3 max. 25mg of protein each shake...



175 mg (what the calculator says I should take), would be 7 shakes. At 170 calories each that would be 1190 calories of just protein...

[Cuthbert]

Originally Posted by Mindfulness

I'm doing 2 shakes a day, 3 max. 25mg of protein each shake...



175 mg (what the calculator says I should take), would be 7 shakes. At 170 calories each that would be 1190 calories of just protein...

That's about right though...

I don't understand why you're confused. You have to eat more than someone who isn't bodybuilding if you're trying to make your body grow.

Also you don't even need protein powder, it sounds a lot cos you're equating it to protein shakes. You get protein from fish, chicken, meat, eggs, cheese, nuts and so on?

175mg per day is easily doable over four or five small meals if you are using protein powder as well.